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First Night Aboard RV Langseth

Author:
Ashley Paradiso
Host Vessel:
RV Marcus G. Langseth

This is my first experience aboard a research vessel. So far it's extremely differet than anything I am accustomed to. Before I boarded the ship, I was extremely nervous. Many thoughts ran through my head; what if I don't like it ? What if I'm constantly sea sick? What if I'm the only female? Luckily once I boarded the vessel & met everyone aboard I was settled knowing that there were 5 other females. We are on our second day at sea & we have passed three waypoints already. The watch shifts are interesting because you get to collect data that will soon be used in every day life. We deployed Maggie the Magnometer yesterday afternoon & she was up and running in no time ! The shifts are hard to get used to because of the time changes & the weird hours that we are working. Usually i would be asleep from 12pm- 4am but now I'm on watch. So far we are making good time & taking down a lot of information. I'm looking forward to collecting as much data as possible throughout the duration of the trip. I'm also looking forward to learning more about the people aboard the vessel. So far there are plenty of people with different backgrounds who hale from different countries. I want to learn more about their cultures & how they got a chance to work aboard the RV Langseth. Well back to work, can't wait for my next blog !

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DRL/ITEST 1312333 and DUE/ATE 1104310. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.